Jul 11, 2014 ... What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated ...

Feb 6, 2023 ... x, 319 pages : 21 cm.

Nov 17, 2007 ... Archaeological sites, as well as a range of ancient texts, inscriptions, and graffiti, provide the background for understanding the how and why ...

Feb 25, 2023 ... ... (Rome) for two passages from Soccorsi's (1947) ... ancient doctrine that went back to the ... laughter of the heretics, who do not accept the ...

of laughter and shame and grief. So is today's ... tricians of ancient Rome. By means of various ... structs the history of classical times to raise the original ...